'Dead Man Walking,' an emotional look at death row, opens Met Opera season
It's been three decades since Sister Helen Prejean entered the public eye for her memoir "Dead Man Walking," a recounting of her relationship with a death row inmate whose execution she witnessed.
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Maduro says ready to meet with Guyana leader on border dispute
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for direct talks with his Guyanese counterpart to resolve mounting tensions between the two South American neighbors over a disputed border region rich in oil.
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EU trade chief warns China data laws could have 'unintended consequences'
The EU trade commissioner warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences".
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Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data
The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed Monday.
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'Worst thing' Rugby Australia can do is sack Jones: Mortlock
Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock has said "the worst thing" Rugby Australia can do is sack embattled head coach Eddie Jones, despite the team's poor World Cup campaign.
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David McCallum, spy in 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' dies at 90
David McCallum, the British-born actor who broke hearts in 1960s cult show "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." has died at age 90, US media reported Monday.
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Ford pauses work on $3.5 bn battery plant
Ford is halting work on a major battery plant in the northern US state of Michigan, the automaker said Monday, just seven months after launching the project with a Chinese partner.
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No Broncos changes after record 'butt-whooping': Payton
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Monday there would be no changes to personnel in the wake of his team's historic "butt-whooping" by Miami.
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Tech firms roll back misinformation curbs ahead of 2024 polls
As a global election season widely expected to be mired in misinformation and falsehoods fast approaches, the big US-based tech platforms are walking back policies meant to curb them, stoking alarm.
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US stocks end losing streak as Europe, Asia fall
US stocks snapped a four-day losing streak to end higher Monday, while European and Asian markets fell on fresh concerns about the embattled Chinese property market.
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